Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 2 June 1909

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    20 1 PINANG GAZETTE AND STRAITS CHRONICLE |>(JBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 123 VOL. LXVII. WEDNESDAY, 2nd JUNE, 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1693 1 Kk PINANG GAZETTE.” ST. GEORGE S GIRLS HOME, Penang Turf Club. Penang Turf Club. intended sailings. I home under the ei. s .g e notice. notice. Straits Steam Ship Co., Ltd. r OP $27 perannum -sLr^X“Ve T HE A ARLY GENERAL T HE C n be offi ia pe ip
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    JOHORE PIRACY.
    866 2 EYE-WITNESSES’ EVIDENCE. On Thursday afternoon, what is generally called the Johore piracy case engaged the attention of the second magistrate, Singapore, four Chinese standing charged with piracy and murder in Johore waters. The chinchew of the pirated junk described how thirteen or fourteen Chinamen boarded the junk while
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    The Spencer Lectureship.
    68 2 Counsels’ Opinion. London, May 19. With reference to the memorial for the return of the Spencer Lectureship endowment to Krishna Varma, the Hebdomadal Council of Oxford has consulted counsel, who have replied that no such action can be taken under the constitution of the trust yj* the
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    A TURKISH PRINCE.
    367 2 It has been wrongly stated that Prince Sabah-ed-Din is the son of Murad V. Tn fact, he is his nephew, and also of Abdul Hamid and the present Sultan. His mother is Seniheh Sei tana, the daughter of Sultan Abdul Medjid. She married Damad Mahmoud Pasha, and
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    Belat Tin Mines.
    260 2 —S.F.P. The general meeting of the Belat Tin Mining Co. was held at Gresh im House, on May 27, Mr. G. A De: rick presiding. There were also present Messrs T. S. Thomson, H. A. E. Thompson, E. F. H. Edlin, A. Reid, J. Mackenzie, H Abrams,
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    Hongkong University.
    102 2 ST. Magnificrnt Donations. Hongkong, May 34. Messrs. John Swire Sons, of London, senior partners in the firm of Messrs. Butterfield <fc Swire, of Hongkong, who are agents for the Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Co., Ltd., for the Taikoo Sugar Refining Co., and the China Navigation Steamship Co., have
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    SELANGOR ROBBER COMPANIES.
    590 2 ANNUAL MEETINGS. The annual meetings in connection with the Selangor Rubber Co., Ltd., and the Sungei Way (Selangor) Rubber Co., Ltd., were held in the secretary’s office, at 124 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, on May 7, under the chairmanship of Mr. Thomas Johnston, chairman of the company.
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    Cricket in Penang.
    320 2 —SF.P. B.C.C. v. C.R.C. The following are the scores in the Butterworth Cricket Club r. C.R.C. match in the Penang Cricket Tournament:— B C.C. G. Lungley c Huan Cheang b Kim Hoe 6 J. Dunford Wood b Kim Hoe 9 8. E. Scharenguival c Tiang Liat b
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    MOTOR BOATS FOR THE STRAITS.
    260 2 Consul-General Thorn well Haynes* of Singapore, states that in India, Burma, and the Straits Settlements both coast and river craft would meet with a wide demand if properly introduced, to which he adds Suitable boats of attractive appearance and fairly simple mechanism would sell easily
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    THE WEEK.
    72 2 Wednesday, 2nd June. League Football: Mohammedans v. Free School, Victoria Green. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Thursday, 3rd June. Public Holiday. Outward P. O. Mail. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Friday. 4th Juae. Band, Esplanade, 9 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Saturday, sth June.
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    107 2 June 9. 1871—Hongkong connected with London by wire. 1888—Fire in Sampeng, Bangkok damages, $185,000. 1893—Opening of Pudoh Extension, Selangor Government Railway. 1895—Formal transfer of Formosa from China to Japan. June 8. 1863—Earthquake iu Manila over 2000 persons killed. 18G5—Prince of Wales bom. 1883—Death of Sir Arthur Kennedy.
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      159 2 A Cure that Cures There are men and women in every locality who are being racked to death with rheumatism. Many of them have tried electricity, liniments, Turkish and mineral baths, massage, etc., while others have been doctored until they have lost all hope and patience. Little’s Oriental Balm has,
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      63 2 Fire Insurance. Queen Insurance Company. Royal Fire Insurance Company. The undersigned have been appointed Agents for the above Companies, and are open to accept Fire Risks at current rates. KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd., Agents. Mannheim Insurance Co. Marine Insurance. The undersigned, as Agents, will accept Marine Risks on Merchandise, Produce, and
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      77 2 The Tides. Date. L. W. H. W. L. W. fl. W. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. June 2 4-31 10-44 4-57 11-10 3 5-23 11 36 549 4 6-15 0-02 6-41 0-18 5 7-07 0-54 7-33 1-20 6 7-59 1-46 8-25 2-12 7 8-51 2-38 9-17 304 8 9-43 3-30 10
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1334 3 AUTUMN MEETING, 1909. Tuesday, the 27th, Thursday, the 29th, and Saturday the 31st July, 1909. PROPOSED PROGRAMME. To be submitted to a Special General Meeting to be held on Monday, 7 th June, 1000 at the rooms of the Penang Chamber of Commerce, at 4.30 p.m. NOTICE.-No
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      535 3 N. Y. K. Japan Mail Steamship Co. Ld. Kr JI V W Two regular services are maintained b, tween JAPAN and EUROPE by the Company’s well-known TWIN-SCREW STEAMERS, under Mail Contract with the Imperial Japanese Government, specially desi ned for the Co. pany’s European Service, lighted nghout by Electricity, provided
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      473 3 The Property and Commercial Sales Rooms (56, BEACH STREET.) Undertake the Sale by AUCTION of Merchandise (either sound or damaged) HOUSE and LANDED PROPERTY, and FURNITURE of all descriptions. Advances to a limited extent on the latter to suit customers can be arranged prior to sale, and the payment of
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    Wednesday, 2nd June, 1909.
    558 4 When the Prime Minister made reference, in a recent speech, to the offer of Dreadnoughts made by the Oversea Dominions, he did so in a sympathetic manner, and threw out a suggestion that if the matter could be arranged, it would be a good thing for
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    407 4 ST. XAVIER’S v CRESCENT. The League match between the St. Xavier’s Institution and the Crescent Football Club, which took place on the Esplanade yesterday afternoon, was worth going a long way to see, so keen was the encounter. We only regret that considerations of space preclude us from
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    Rifle Shooting.
    142 4 Ladies v. Cadets. A rifle-shooting match between the Penang Ladies’ Rifle Club and the Cadets attached to the Penang Volunteer Corps took place on the Rifle Range at Kampong Bahru yesterday afternoon. The ladies won by 86 points. Appended are the scores P.L.M.C. 100 150 yds. yds. Total.
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    Tin Dredging at Tongkah.
    191 4 A telegram has been received from the Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Company as follows: The output for the month of May from No. 2 dredge was 364 piculs for 482 hours working. The output from No 3 dredge was 590 piculs for 469 hours’ working. Time
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    EASTERN SMELTING CO., LTD.
    530 4 MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS. The second ordinary general meeting of the Eastern Smelting Company, Limited, was held on Saturday afternoon in the company’s registered office, F.M.S. Railway Buildings, China Street Ghaut. Mr. Herrmann Jessen, Managing Director, presided. The minutes of the last general meeting were read and
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    The Sea Front.
    311 4 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette”.] Sir, Re the article The Sea Front ”in your issue of May 29, I shall be much obliged if you will publish the following statement of facts in this connection. 1. The Fort Jetty is frequently used by small local
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONS.
    886 4 Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Derrick ha Singapore for a holiday trip i n j av 9 Mt I Mr. Robert Benjamin, proprietor o f u I Moulmem Advertiser, has died in p I nau goou, a Dr. R. Dane is returning to Sin» by the steamer
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    PROGRESS IN AVIATION.
    233 5 zeppelih’s latest feat. ENTHUSIASM IN GERMANY. [Reuter’s Service.] London, Ist June. Count Zeppelin’s new airship was landing I replenish its store of petrol when it I llicled with a tree. Ninety feet of the I f me.work was ripped up in the forward I r and the
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    THE SITUATION IN PERSIA.
    55 5 A TURKISH OCCUPATION. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 2nd June. The Times's correspondent at Teheran says it is reported that Turkish Regulars have occupied Persian territory at Sujbulak, near the frontier. Reuter’s correspondent at Tabriz telegraphs that a large force of Turks are stated to be about to
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    TURKEY.
    54 5 MOHAMMED V.’s. ACCESSION. [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, Ist June. General von der Goltz has been asked to reorganise the Turkish Army. A special Turkish Mission, headed by Tewfik Pasha, the late Grand Vizier, is being despatched to Berlin, Vienna, and St, Petersburg to notify the accession of Mohammed
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    NAVAL SUPREMACY.
    52 5 GERMANY’S DREADNOUGHTS.” [Reuter’s Service.] London, Ist June. Mr. George Lambert, M.P., Civil Lord of the Admiralty, speaking at BishopsNympton on Monday evening, said that it had now been ascertained that it was impossible for Germany to have seventeen Dreadnoughts ready by July, 1911 only eleven had as yet
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    POLITICS IN AUSTRALIA.
    46 5 RESIGNATION OF THE CABINET. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 2nd June. A Melbourne reports that the Governor-General has refused a dissolution of Parliament in consequence of the Cabinet crisis. The Cabinet has resigned, and Mr. A: Deakin, the former Premier, is forming a new Ministry.
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    SEDITION IN INDIA.
    43 5 CONVICTIONS QUASHED. [Reuter’s Service Loudon, 2nd June. A sensation has been caused in Calcutta Owing to the High Court, on an appeal, acquitting three of the Midnapur prisoners Who were convicted of sedition on May 7 and sentenced to imprisonment.
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    THE BRITISH ARMY.
    27 5 A NEW ADJUTANT-GENERAL. [Reuters Service.] London, 2nd June. General Sir lan Hamilton, Commander-to-Chief of the Southern Command, has JHm gazetted Adjutant-General of the Porces.
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    ALLEGED FORGERY.
    4171 5 IMPORTANT LOCAL TRIAL. At «tie Assizes, in the Supreme Court, yesterday, before Mr. Justice T. de M. L. Braddell and a special jury consisting of Messrs J. C. H. Macbeth (Foreman), Khaw Joo Tok, J. Heim, J. Pickenpack, A. Stuhlmann, J. Mitchell, and A. Hood Begg, the trial
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    Murder in Canton.
    41 5 S.F.P. Hongkong, May 29. The Taotai Lau Sze Kee has been murdered at Shameen. The deceased official recently returned to Canton after collecting a million dollars in America for the promotion of the manufactures and agriculture of Kwangsi.—
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    THE POSITION OF TIN.
    76 5 During the month of May the consumption of tin was U. K. 1,500 tons Continent 1,600 U. S. A 3,600 Visible Supply 19,594 tons, June 1. Consumption keeps good, but, thanks to heavy shipments, the visible supply has increased by nearly 1,000 tons, which is not
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    Golf Championship.
    82 5 Mr. Maxwell Wins Amateur Contest. London, May 29. Mr. Robert Maxwell has won the Amateur Golf Championship for the second time, his previous win being in 1903, against Horace Hutchinson at Muirfield.— Straits Times. [Mr. Maxwell is one of the finest players of the younger school, and has
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    JAPANESE ROYALTY ABROAD.
    25 5 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, Ist June. The Japanese Princes at present in Berlin have inspected the airships and visited the barracks.
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    THE KAISER.
    38 5 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, Ist June. The rumour that the Kaiser intends to visit England is a pure invention.' The output of the Tronoh Mines for the month of May was 2,861 piculs dressed ore.
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    SHARES.
    1212 7 i i Capital. I Subscribed. t Dividends. N..„e, i 2 Ĕ j *3 1 os o m Ia? o» MINING. i wo? ’woo *lo 1901 600,000 600,000 60,000' 10 10 a 10% year end. 30-4-08... Bruseh Hvd.Tin Mining Co., Ltd.i .7i i 90? 60,000 50,000 5,000* 10 10 Chendai
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    35 7 Lai Sang, Brit., 2224, Wheeler, June 2, Singapore, gen., Boustead Co. Pegu, Brit., 291. Coysh, June 2, Acheen, gen., Ban Ho Hin. Teesta, Brit., 3428, Willis, June 2, Singapore, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert Co.
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    CLEARANCES.
    39 7 Calypso for Deli. Cornelia for Teluk Anson. Devanha for Singapore, China, and Japan. Deli for Trang and Pang Nga. Flying Fish for Port Weld. Lai Sang for Calcutta. Teesta for Negapatam and Madras. Tong Chay Un for Bindings.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    78 7 ame of ‘Steamer, where from, approximate 'tat* of arriraf, where bound, and Agents. Benvorlich, London, June 10, Japan, S. B. China, Japan, June 7, Fiume, S. K. China, Singapore, June 7, Fiume, S. K. Glenogle, Rangoon, June 5, China, E. S. lyo Maru, Singapore, June 4, Antwerp, B.
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    PASSENGERS.
    101 7 ARRIVALS. By Perak (June 1) from Deli, Mr De Gong. By Malaya (May 30) from Deli, Messrs Goldenberg, van der Stack, and Deenekamp. By Seqcra (Juna 1) from London, Mrs and Master Horth, Mrs Graham, and two daughters. By Teesta (June 2) from Port Swettenham Mr O P Griffith-Jones;
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    EXCHANGE.
    125 7 Penang, 2nd June, 1909. (By Courtesy oj the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2/3$ 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 1/16 3 Credit 2/4 3/16 3 Docui-entary 2/4 7/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174 J 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174 3 days’sight Private 176 Madras Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    191 7 Penang, 2nd June, 1909. Gold leaf $65 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0z).... No stock. White Pepper $16.25 buyers. Trang Pepper $12.75 sales. Mace 73 buyers. Mace l ickings $66.50 sales. Cloves out of season. Nutmegs 110 $l7 50 sellers. {No. 1 $6.65 sales. No 2 No stock.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    110 7 To-Morrow. For Per. CloM». Pangkalan Brandan Petrel 11 a.m. Port Swettenham, Port Dickson, and S B. Whatt Soon 11 a.m. Malacca j D®li Perak (E.5.C0.)1l a.m. Trang Leong Ho 11 a m. Tongkah Vorwarts 11 a.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Taroba 11a.m. Singapore, China, and Japan Persia 11
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    European Mails.
    34 7 H°«>- EX’ POBITIV.L. lu WARD. PROTED. Du«. Sa IL. P. AO. Oceana 5/6 B. I. Tara 29/5 N.D.L. P.EFriedrich 8/6 Outward. P. AO. Devanha 2/6 B. I. Tara 10/6 N.D.L. Yorck 9/6
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    299 7 By P A O ss Macedonia from London, May 7, and ss Devanha from Colombo, due June 2:—To Penang: Mr and Mrs J Heroon, Messrs C B Ussher and E S Hose. Singapore Mr and Mrs J Scott, Messrs M Tadd, K Loon Kin, K J
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    LOG BOOK.
    834 7 Tn regard to the award of the contract for the Spanish navy to Messis. Vickers, Sons A Maxim, Messrs. Krupp complain that when they contemplated tendering for the work they encountered everywhere in Spain a desire to deal solely with British firms. It is announced that the sixteen
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